Eptalofosuchus viridi Marinho et al. 2022 (crocodilian)

Reptilia - Loricata

Full reference: T. S. Marinho, A. G. Martinelli, G. Basilici, M. V. T. Soares, A. Marconato, L. C. B. Ribeiro, and F. V. Iori. 2022. First Upper Cretaceous notosuchians (Crocodyliformes) from the Uberaba Formation (Bauru Group), southeastern Brazil: enhancing crocodyliform diversity. Cretaceous Research 129:105000:1-13

Belongs to Eptalofosuchus according to T. S. Marinho et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCT 1863-R, a mandible. Its type locality is Water well, gas station, BR-050 highway, southern Uberaba city, which is in a Campanian fluvial sandstone in the Uberaba Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at Water well, gas station, BR-050 highway, southern Uberaba city

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